T. J. Bass (American football)

T. J. Bass (born March 31, 1999) is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Butte before transferring to Oregon and was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft.

T. J. Bass
No. 66 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999
Deming, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Mount Baker (Deming)
College:Butte (2018–2019)
Oregon (2020–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2023
Games played:4
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Bass was born on March 31, 1999.[1] He attended Mount Baker High School in Deming, Washington, where he played football and track, being a tight end and defensive end in the former.[2] He was named the conference co-most valuable player and an all-state selection as a senior, but was ranked a zero-star recruit.[2][3] He had no offers to play college football but enrolled at the University of Idaho following his time at Mount Baker.[2][4]

College career

Bass grayshirted at Idaho before joining Butte College in January 2018.[3][5] He played two seasons for the Butte Roadrunners and was a top player for the team at offensive guard; he earned first-team California All-American honors as a freshman and as a sophomore again received the honor while also being all-conference and a junior college All-American.[3] He was ranked a four-star junior college recruit and was named the best junior college offensive guard nationally by 247Sports.[3] Bass received many high-level Division I offers and eventually chose to play for the Oregon Ducks.[3][6]

In his first year at Oregon, 2020, Bass started all seven games at left guard and earned honorable mention all-conference honors.[7] In 2021, he started all 14 games, the first six at left guard and the final eight at left tackle, being named a first-team All-Pac-12.[8] Bass started every game again in his final season, 2022, and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a second-team All-American by The Athletic.[8][9][10] He was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after the season.[2] He finished his college career having started all 34 games for the Ducks, 13 at left guard and the rest at left tackle.[2]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Bass was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.[11][12] He impressed the team in preseason, being the only lineman on the team not to allow a quarterback pressure in their three games.[13] On August 29, 2023, the Cowboys announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.[14]

References
  1. "T.J. Bass". ESPN.
  2. "T.J. Bass NFL Draft 2023: Scouting Report for Oregon IOL". Bleacher Report. April 25, 2023.
  3. "NFL Draft Profile: T.J. Bass, Offensive Lineman, Oregon Ducks". Sports Illustrated. July 13, 2022.
  4. Harris, Nick (June 22, 2023). "Role Call: T.J. Bass Brings Versatility to O-Line". Dallas Cowboys.
  5. Rabino, Hod (April 28, 2019). "TJ Bass talks ASU offer". Rivals.com.
  6. Crepea, James (November 3, 2020). "T.J. Bass in line to be Oregon Ducks' successor to Shane Lemieux at left guard". OregonLive.com.
  7. Brezina, Austin (April 29, 2023). "Oregon offensive lineman TJ Bass signs deal following NFL Draft". On3.com.
  8. "T.J. Bass". Oregon Ducks.
  9. Crepea, James (April 29, 2023). "Oregon Ducks offensive lineman T.J. Bass signs as undrafted free agent with Dallas Cowboys". OregonLive.com.
  10. Denney, Jarrid (December 7, 2022). "Oregon's T.J. Bass named second-team All-American by The Athletic". On3.com.
  11. "LIVE: Tracking the UDFA's Being Linked to Dallas". dallascowboys.com. April 29, 2023.
  12. Fink, Jenna (May 1, 2023). "Butte College Football alum T.J. Bass signs with Cowboys". KNVN.
  13. Owning, John (August 27, 2023). "3 things we learned from the Dallas Cowboys' preseason win over the Raiders: Mazi Smith update, TJ Bass' roster hopes and a final 53-man roster projection". Pro Football Focus.
  14. "T.J. Bass, Hunter Luepke detail making active roster". DallasCowboys.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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